{"podcast":{"title":"Scarred For Life","slug":"scarred-for-life-6609228","podcast_index_feed_id":6609228,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/scarredforlife","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0d8d1b90-f4f1-11ef-8219-13613c5435b8/image/94563a6f5dac68ce1afff25179114e7f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lock It In Studio","episode_count":96,"summary":"Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined each week by a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods that 'scarred' them for life. To join Scarred Club and get fortnightly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and access to the members forum - sign-up here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scarredforlife.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send us a voice note on WhatsApp - 07457 404 279 Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - Facebook / Instagram Production Company - Lock It In Studio Andy Bush - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T12:17:27.694399+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scarred-for-life-6609228"},"episode":{"title":"Gary Russell","slug":"gary-russell","published_at":"2026-02-09T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scarred-for-life-6609228/gary-russell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scarred-for-life-6609228","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7350056034.mp3?updated=1770560678","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7350056034.mp3?updated=1770560678","summary":"This week’s guest is actor, writer and producer Gary Russell.As a child actor, Gary starred in the classic BBC adaptation of The Phoenix and The Carpet, he also played Dick in The Famous Five, and had the starring role in the Scarred For Life favourite Dark Towers from the Look and Read series. Gary has written extensively in the world of Doctor Who and spent six years as script editor of the TV series, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood under both Russell T. Davis and Steven Moffat. Gary co-created audio company Big Finish and had a key role as a producer in its early days. He is currently bringing TV classics such as The Time Tunnel and Sky back into audio form. To join Scarred Club and get fortnightly bonus episodes, monthly newsletters, ad-free listening and access to the members forum - sign-up here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://scarredforlife.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - Facebook / Instagram Production Company - Lock It In Studio Andy Bush - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"This week’s guest is actor, writer and producer Gary Russell.As a child actor, Gary starred in the classic BBC adaptation of The Phoenix and The Carpet, h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3649,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scarred-for-life-6609228/episodes/gary-russell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scarred-for-life-6609228/gary-russell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}